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Preventive measures to control further bone loss and soft tissue damage in denture wearing
Author(s) -
Penhall Brian
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1980.tb03889.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , soft tissue , medicine , hard tissue , orthodontics , surgery
A bstract — It is suggested that poor plaque control by denture wearers contributes seriously to the tissue destruction often seen in these patients. Any preventive programme aimed at the public at large should include simple instructions and advice to denture wearers. An outline of important points is presented to assist the dentist in encouraging his patients to adopt a more sensible approach to denture wearing.